WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Arizona Diamondbacks are in town for a three-game matchup, and they come into Busch Stadium with a 9-7 record that leads the NL West. The Cardinals are off to a 7-9 start that has them in fourth place in the NL Central, four games...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW The Cardinals easily could have been swept in their three-game series at Colorado but persevered through the threat of failure to win the last two games. It was a burning point that could become a turning point. The Cardinals were fed up...
WELCOME TO THE REDBIRD REVIEW That was a helluva 9-6 win by the Cardinals on Tuesday night at Coors Field. Sure, the starting pitching was horrendous (again), but this time the St. Louis hitters rebounded from a 6-2 deficit to power the Cardinals to their second...
BIRD BYTES: Jordan Walker: As you’ve undoubtedly learned by now, the sensational rookie nudged Hall of Famer Ted Williams aside and into second place in career-opening hitting streaks for players 20 years old or younger. Walker extended his streak to 10 games with a...
THE REDBIRD REVIEW With Monday’s uninspiring 7-4 loss at Colorado, the Cardinals closed their first 10 games on the schedule with the worst record (3-7) in the National League. In the Divisional Era, which began in 1969, only four other St. Louis teams were 3-7 after...
I wish I had a clever, stylish way of saying the Cardinals are being let down by their starting pitching … but I don’t. So I’ll go with this: it reeks. The maddening cycle continues. Media and fans express serious offseason concerns about the starting pitching and...
The Cardinals faced a tough assignment for their first series of the new season. Toronto was in town and three good starters lined up to subdue a hyped-up St. Louis offense: Alek Manoah, Kevin Gausman and Chris Bassitt. It wasn’t much of a rumble. In the three-game...
And so the journey begins today for the Cardinals. It’s the busiest schedule they’ve ever encountered, with 162 games in 186 days against the 29 other MLB teams. They’ll play ball in 14 states plus the District of Columbia. They’ll even play ball in London, England....
Opening Day is on the clock. The countdown is moving fast. Cardinals vs. Blue Jays, Thursday afternoon, and a scheduled 3:10 p.m. first pitch at Busch Stadium. The ballpark will be packed to capacity and saturated in red. Voices will carry. Hearts will beat in one...
